BrandonRead

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   by BrandonRead 12y ago

   So sorry to interrupt 'actual ongoing research'! Oh no! How dare progress be stopped!? There is an actual ongoing struggle for women to feel just as appreciated as men and not feel like they have to fly to the moon in order to
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   by BrandonRead 12y ago

   So disheartening that you would immediately receive negative feedback on your witty (and important) comment. Better luck next time when you try and say something socially progressive around here. Nice comment +1
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   by BrandonRead 12y ago

   Seriously. A lot of these comments are along the lines of 'Hey, me and my awesome smart hacker brain have all of the evidence, so I don't need to acknowledge this serious issue,' and then the argument dies. It's alrigh
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   by BrandonRead 12y ago

   'Gender non-conforming' would have been a better term; it slipped my vocabulary and gender-fluidity can be used in its place in most cases.
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   by BrandonRead 12y ago

   "Perceived bias" You are ignoring a larger history and the institutionalized sexism that currently exists in all sects of government, industry, and society as a whole. Of course you would feel the same if there were no male speake
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   by BrandonRead 13y ago

   I completely agree with the sentiments expressed in your response. Just because we live in a society where massive technology corporations need to maintain a positive image and keep release cycles under wraps does not mean this kid should
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   by BrandonRead 13y ago

   I strongly recommend checking out Dean Spade for more information on this. He has a very detailed book as well. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcYxqD1aElk
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   by BrandonRead 13y ago

   Thanks, I was clearly out to be angry at T-Mobile for no good reason. Maybe it was the 6 fine-print items on one of their pages that set me off...
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   by BrandonRead 13y ago

   Thanks for that clarification, I got pretty worked up thinking they were being that scummy.
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    by BrandonRead 13y ago

    It looks like a lot of unsuspecting participants blinded by effective marketing are about to get ripped off hard. "Retail Purchase Fee: $4.00" From https://www.t-mobilemoneyservices.com/NeedHelp/Fees Let&#x2
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    GMail puts Apple App Developer Activation Confirmation in Spam Folder

    1 points by BrandonRead 13y ago|0 comments
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    by BrandonRead 13y ago

    Does anybody think there is space for a "CS Students against Weaponry" alliance? I go to Umass Amherst, and there are tons of people who end up working for Raytheon upon graduation. Sure, the 100k / yr is quite tempting whe
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    by BrandonRead 13y ago

    Thank you for this! Seriously, I try and explain to people that the reason for conglomerating every service into one is to tell tales of high G+ user-base for greater ad revenue. It's like boasting about how Android has the largest p
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    by BrandonRead 13y ago

    I have always loved computers and the internet. But now I am frustrated with my use of the internet and the interconnectedness of everything. I don’t like being a node in a graph full of properties, incoming, and outgoing edges. I don’t l